Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers have detected a new exoplanet ...

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a main guiding principle. “All life on Earth needs liquid water, no matter ...

As more and more exoplanets are discovered throughout the galaxy, scientists find some that defy explanation—at least for ...

Exoplanets like HD 189733b, Tres-2b, and TOI-849b display extreme conditions from glass rain to near-total darkness, offering insight into the diversity of planets beyond our solar system.

A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three ...

Scientists discovered the first binary system, TOI-2267, using NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft TESS, revealing a unique ...

Astronomers now understand that water-rich planets can form internally, even close to stars. A new study reveals that ...

About 50 light-years from Earth, a gas giant about half the mass of Jupiter orbits a sunlike star. The discovery of Pegasi 51 b ushered in a new era of exoplanet research.

According to the researchers, because it is rocky and located in the star's habitable zone, it may be habitable.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured an extraordinary and unprecedented sight: a moon-forming disk ...